The 2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons were led by head coach Tony da Luz, in his twenty-eighth season. They played their home games at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This was the team's 30th season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Demon Deacons started the season unranked and went 3–0–1 in their first four non conference games. They played two Power 4 opponents over this span, and drew at and defeated twentieth ranked at home. The win over Mississippi State saw them rise to eighteenth in the rankings. However, they lost to and fell out of the rankings. They defeated two non-Power 4 schools to finish the non-conference regular season 5–1–1. They opened ACC play with a loss to tenth ranked North Carolina. However, they followed that with an upset of second ranked Virginia which saw them re-enter the rankings at number thirteen. In their next match they defeated first ranked Stanford. After drawing with California they rose to number five in the rankings. A defeat of Syracuse saw them rise to number four before their match-up with Florida State, which the Demon Deacons would in emphatically 4–1. The win saw them rise to number two. Their only loss as the second ranked team in the nation came against first ranked Duke.
The Demon Deacons finished the regular season 12–3–2 overall and 7–2–1 in ACC ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a bye to the Semifinals where they met third seed and sixth ranked Florida State. The game was closer than it was in the regular season and Florida State prevailed in a penalty shoot-out. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament. They were selected as the second seed in the Southern California Bracket. They defeated in the First Round, in the Second Round, and third-seed and tenth ranked in the Round of 16. They traveled to Southern California to face the first seed and fourth ranked in the Quarterfinals. Wake Forest prevailed in a penalty shoot-out to advance to the Semifinals. There they faced regular season opponent Stanford, and again won 1–0. They faced another regular season foe in the Final, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons again could not defeat the Tar Heels and finished as runners-up. Their final record was 16–4–4.
Previous season
The Demon Deacons finished the season 10–2–5 overall and 4–2–4 in ACC ACC play to finish in sixth place. They qualified for the ACC Tournament as the sixth seed, and lost in the First Round to Clemson. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
Offseason
Departures
Departures Madison Howard 00 GK 5'8" Senior Greensboro, North Carolina Graduated; transferredto Northwestern Reese Kim 2 MF 5'5" Junior Manhattan Beach, California Graduated Kristi Vierra 8 MF 5'7" Senior Norwell, Massachusetts Graduated Liv Stowell 11 FW 5'4" Senior Londonderry, New Hampshire Graduated Carrie McIntire 14 FW 5'9" Senior Haymarket, Virginia Graduated; transferredto Johns Hopkins Baylor Goldthwaite 21 MF 5'5" Sophomore Durham, North Carolina Transferred toBoston College Sasha Schwartz 22 DF 5'6" Senior New York City, New York Graduated
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Paige Nurkin 0 GK 6'0" Graduate Student Charlotte, North Carolina Columbia Emily Colton 3 MF 5'3" Senior Carlsbad, California North Carolina
Recruiting class
Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating New Orleans, Louisiana Challenge SC Wylie, Texas FC Dallas (ECNL) Wilmette, Illinois Eclipse Select (IL) San Ramon, California Mountain View Los Altos SC Winter Garden, Florida Orlando City SC (ECNL) La Jolla, California Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks Madrid, Spain Atlético Madrid
Squad Roster
Team management Head coach Tony da Luz Associate Head Coach Brittany Cameron Assistant Coach Courtney Drummond Assistant Coach Taylor Culp
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Schedule
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Awards and honors Caiya Hanks ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 5 September 17 Emily Colton ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 6 September 24 Emily Murphy ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 8 October 7, 2024 Caiya Hanks All-ACC First Team November 6, 2024 Zara Chavoshi All-ACC Second Team Emily Colton Emily Murphy Valentina Amaral All-ACC Third Team Emily Morris All-ACC Tournament Team November 10, 2024
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